Though in desktop space CISC architecture led by Intel is popular while in mobile and server space its a RISC domain. Moving forward, as we move towards 28 nanometer technology, the dice is heavily loaded in favor of RISC architecture.

Java is being used extensively in both Server space and in Smart Phones. For example, all Android application layer runs on a Java variant (Dalvik).

I am experimenting with JaM, a processor design that can natively execute Java Machine opcode. However, a pure Java machine has not been successful in past, due to the fact that the Java applications need to interact with OS and other components that are not implemented in Java. For example, in Android, the application layer runs on Java while the OS is Linux kernel and also has many other applications like SQLite.

Thus, there is a need to pursue a hybrid core design. That is, Java machine cores should co-exist with traditional cores running C, C++ programs.

For JaM to co-exist with different processor architectures, different bus architectures must be supported, for example, with OpenSPARC it will be Cache Corssbar Switch (ccx), Wishbone for OpenCores, FSB (Front Side Bus) for Intel, AMBA for ARM architecture.

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